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I just started reading the land use report "City of Los Angeles Historical Housing and Land Use Study" written by Architectural Resources Group, Inc., Katie E. Horak, Elysha Paluszek and Morgan Quirk which was paid for by the Los Angeles City Planning. This "report" is not only racist but it makes clear the authors don't understand real estate and basic economics. Yes, racism exists. Yes, the world, US and LA have a racist past and still deal with racism today. That doesn't mean income and wealth disparities today are caused by the current actions of Los Angeles City Planning and Zoning Dept. I now see why the city was reluctant to share this ridiculous racist report linked below. I also see why it took so long for ARG which is controlled by a 100% white group to finish and release the report. Even they knew the report written by lower level writers was too extreme.
"Architectural Resources Group (ARG) was retained by the City of Los Angeles to prepare this Study as part of the update to the 2021-2029 Housing Element of the General Plan (The Plan to House LA)." "The Study aims to provide an understanding of the twentieth century policies that have contributed to Los Angeles’ housing shortage and affordability crisis, as well as those which have contributed to unequal access to housing and economic opportunity. In providing a context for the current housing landscape, the Study will help inform future efforts by the City as it seeks to provide housing for Los Angeles’ diverse and varied population."
It looks like ARG made this report starting around 2021 soon after George Floyd's 2020 murder during the height of the more extreme BLM, DEI actions. This misguided "report" blames current racial income and wealth inequality on the allegedly "racist" Los Angeles City Planning and Zoning Department. Let me provide some much needed facts. Whites make more money than blacks, Latinos. People who make more money have more money. People who have more money can afford to buy, own more expensive homes, apartments in more expensive areas. They also have more expensive cars. This is the reason why whites tend to live in more expensive areas. It's the income gap, stupid! Low income whites live in the same area as low income blacks, Latinos. AEI research has proven this time and time again. It's money not race. No Planning Department can fix the income gap. It's not their jurisdiction. This is income inequality. No one today is preventing blacks, Latinos from living in more expensive areas of LA. Economics is preventing them from being able to afford to live in those areas.
The real reason for the Housing Crisis today is lack of a sufficient number of housing units in Los Angeles and most US cities. Lack of supply drives up demand. Price of homes is up 46% in last five years alone for this reason. The problem is more people living in an area which is predominantly zoned single family. It's also caused by more expensive California building requirements, increased construction costs, more development red tape, higher interest rates and NIMBYs (Not In My Back Yard). Higher housing costs also increases land costs which increases building costs.
If the city of Los Angeles would allow light touch density, i.e. allow 1-4 units in SFR zones, the housing issue would soon be solved. There would be more housing units which would cost less. NIMBYs are the reason we don't have light touch density. If you want to blame someone for blacks, Latinos, lower income people of all colors not being able to afford housing, blame NIMBYs and the income gap. It'd make more sense than blaming the LA Planning and Zoning Department.
I read the intro, beginning, findings, conclusion and will read the rest later. I'm sure these people misconstrued redlining and other issues. Check back for the full report after I read it all. This report was a waste of city funds. It will just incite racism, hatred and division. AI will now pick it up and repeat this bullshit as fact further stoking racism and hatred. No one should ever hire this group if they can't make sure their lower level employees can't complete an assignment is a fair, unbiased, unracist manner.
FTR I'm a Latina born and raised in Los Angeles and speak Spanish, English. I see racism every day in LA. I've been in real estate over 40 years. I specialize in single and multifamily properties in lower income areas of Los Angeles. I know a thing or two about this issue. I'm the first to call out and fight true racism. There is so much real racism that it's ridiculous to waste time, energy and money stoking nonexistent racism against the Planning Dept. Huge waste of city funds to pay for this report.
Mary Cummins of Cummins Real Estate is a certified residential licensed appraiser in Los Angeles, California. Mary Cummins is licensed by the California Bureau of Real Estate appraisers and has over 35 years of experience.
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